Hi everyone! I'm working on my first sweater, first project on circular needles. The pattern goes about 12 inches in stockinette stitch and then starts a 2 x 2 rib pattern with decreases for six rounds. Well about a quarter of the way into my second round of the rib pattern, I discovered that I had accidentally knit four knit stitches together, instead of two knit, two purl. Aaak! Should I rip back and start over or just keep going in the incorrect pattern that I've already started? I'm making the largest size so thats a lot of stitches! The error will be in the middle of the front or back! What would you do? Here is a link to the pattern I am using: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTrosebud.html Thanks for your help.

how far past the problem are you? Maybe you can just drop the 2 sitches and fix the 2 that are wrong. I think there's a video on the 'view videos' page that shows how to do that. You can use a crochet hook to knit back up to where your needles are.

Either that, or put that section in the back so when you wear it, you won't have to see it!

oh - cute sweater!

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Mirl56 at Ravelry, too.

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I know, if it were me, my eyes would always go to the mistake and it would drive me crazy. I've made mistakes before and decided ah well, it's not really noticeable so I knit on, but no matter how hard I try I cannot look past my mess up and then I want smack myself for not fixing it right away when I wouldn't have had to go back so far...lol...I say fix it before you go too much further to make it easier on yourself. If it were something a bit less intricate than a sweater (and a gorgeous one at that!) it might not be as bad, but, as pretty as the sweater is, I think if you let it go, you may just wish you hadn't.

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I'm afraid If it were me I would have to go back to the beginning of the mistake... It is a gorgeous sweater... and I think Demonica is right that you will regret not doing it exactly the way you were picturing it in your head to begin with. Why take the chance of spending all that time and love into the sweater and finding out in the end that you are unhappy with it all together and not wear it...

Gosh! Thank you all so much for your replies, and I guess the answer is obvious. Well, I tried to make the fix, but made it worse so I am gonna have to rip back a couple of rows. Wish me luck getting a lifeline inserted correctly before doing that. Will let you know how it goes.